quadratic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
  2. noun a polynomial of the second degree
  3. adjective of or relating to or resembling a square

Etymology

From French quadratique (1765), from Latin quadrātus + -ique (English -ic), form of quadrō (“to make square”), from quādrus (“square”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”), whence also Latin quartus (“fourth”).

Synonyms

quadratic equation

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